WNBA Semifinals: 3/4

September 20, 2023

By: Carlos Alvarez

Liberty & Wings Complete 1st-Round Sweeps, Join Aces in WNBA Semifinals

Three of the four semifinal spots are now filled in the WNBA postseason, and the last is up for grabs tonight. The Liberty and Wings both etched first-round sweeps to make it to Round 2. They join the top-seeded Aces, who knocked out the Sky on Sunday. It took an overtime win from the Liberty to get the job done in two games, but we’re one game away from the WNBA’s final four.

Gm 2: #2 Liberty def. #7 Mystics (90-85, OT)

A valiant comeback attempt by the Mystics fell short on Tuesday after the Liberty flexed in overtime. Washington rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but New York’s Starters — Stewart (27), Laney (19), Jones (19), Ionescu (11), and Vandersloot (8) — combined for 84 of the Liberty’s 90 points. It’s the Liberty’s first trip back to the semifinals since 2015. NYL Win Series (2-0)

Gm 2: #4 Wings def. #5 Dream (101-74)

The Dream were hanging by a thread in a tight first quarter of Game 2, but the Wings pulled away with a 29-10 blitz in the second. They opened up a 30-point cushion by the fourth quarter behind Arike Ogunbowale’s 20-point game and seven total players in double figures. Dallas hasn’t won a WNBA title, but the franchise won three championships in six years as the Detroit Shock. DAL Wins Series (2-0)

Tonight’s Schedule

Gm 3: #3 Sun at #6 Lynx (8:00 pm ET)

*Series Tied (1-1)

AP: Liberty Advance to WNBA Semis for 1st Time Since 2015 With OT Win

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